Oumar Aga

Ghostwriter & Editor.
Bylines: SK, QuirkyByte, Hindustan Times, CNBC TV-18.
Former Writer: @IndSuperLeague & @ILeagueOfficial.
Former SMM: @MaharashtraOpen

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Finally found it!
EPL 21/22 Promo ft. Peter Drury ♥️

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LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent. He'll turn 42 in December and has spent 23 years playing in the NBA - a true veteran.

According to multiple reports, there are several teams interested in securing LeBron's services. The top five of those teams are @warriors, @sixers, @MiamiHEAT, @cavs, and @nuggets.

The 2026-27 Salary Cap is $164.961 million.
The Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception (NTMLE) of $15.044M (up to 4 years, 5% raises) is available to teams below the first apron with sufficient room.

The Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception (TMLE) is $6.064M, while the Veteran Minimum (NBA career of 10+ years) is approximately $3.877M (team charged only ≈ $2.45M for cap purposes on 1-year deals).

Keeping all these figures in mind and studying the current and predicted scenarios of the interested teams, the Warriors seem to be the team that could offer LeBron the highest paying contract.

The Cleveland rumors are gaining traction but as things stand, returning to the Cavaliers would not even be a Top 3 choice for LeBron.

Does LeBron James' decision depend on the money? Or something else. Time will tell.

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Kylian Mbappe extended his lead at the top of the World Cup Knockout Round Goals Scored chart after scoring the solitary goal of the match against Paraguay in the Round of 16.

As the young Frenchman achieved this feat, he leapfrogged several legendary names. The odds favor Mbappe to extend this tally in the current edition of the World Cup as France are true contenders for the title.

Next challenge for Mbappe? Dark Horses Morocco!

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At the World Cup 1990 in Italy, the hosts opened the tournament in style - by winning the first FIVE opening games with their formidable defense keeping a clean sheet in ALL of them.

36 years and 8 World Cups later, co-hosts Mexico are one win and a shutout away from matching that feat. They'll be playing in their own backyard against either DR Congo or England.

Will Mexico match the longest clean sheet streak in FIFA World Cup history?

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Mexico win a World Cup knockout game for the first time in 40 YEARS! 🇲🇽🔥

The nation has also matched their highest-ever goal tally in the World Cup and have a chance to surpass it when they play England or DR Congo in the Round of 16 on Sunday!

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Mexico become the FIRST team since 1990 to win their first four World Cup games without conceding a single goal! 🇲🇽🔥

Italy achieved this feat at the FIFA World Cup 1990.

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Michael Olise is only ONE assist away from equaling the all-time highest number of assists provided in World Cup games.

The Bayern Munich winger has reached the five-assist milestone quicker than some great names, including Diego Maradona.

France will take on Paraguay in the next round this weekend. Can Olise bag a couple more assists in that game to move himself to the summit of this list?

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This is the FIRST time in World Cup history that two games from the same tournament have each seen a record-equaling FIVE missed penalties in the shootout! ⚽️

The match between Germany and Paraguay became the SIXTH match in World Cup history to record 5 missed penalties in the shootout.

A few hours later, in the game between the Netherlands and Morocco, the same situation repeated itself, making it only the SEVENTH game in World Cup history to record FIVE missed penalties in the shootout.

In both games, the underdogs (Paraguay and Morocco) won the shootout and advanced to the next round! 🔥

#FIFAWorldCup

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What happened to the Netherlands was "Krul"

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Is Zee5 down or something?

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Miami's Magician Sets Another Record! 🚨

Lionel Messi scored from a free-kick against Jordan earlier tonight to extend his career World Cup goal tally to 19.

In doing so, the Argentine also scored in his SEVENTH successive World Cup game - a streak that is ongoing since the 2022 World Cup.

No other player in the history of this competition has achieved this feat apart from Messi.

The streak:
2022 World Cup
Game 1. ⚽️ v/s 🇦🇺 (Round of 16)
Game 2. ⚽️ v/s 🇳🇱 (Quarterfinals)
Game 3. ⚽️ v/s 🇭🇷 (Semifinals)
Game 4. ⚽️⚽️ v/s 🇫🇷 (Final)

2026 World Cup
Game 5. ⚽️⚽️⚽️ v/s 🇩🇿 (Group Stage R1)
Game 6. ⚽️⚽️ v/s 🇦🇹 (Group Stage R2)
Game 7. ⚽️ v/s 🇯🇴 (Group Stage R3)

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@ES_sportsnews @mmabrey1 @cgray209 @howard_rhyne @Arike_O @Kelz_Hoop @WNBA @TempoBasketball @AtlantaDream @LVAces @IndianaFever Reading this list like

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Declan Rice complaining how Ghana put “11 men behind the ball” like his team Arsenal didn’t do that against PSG for 2 hours…

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Giannis Antetokounmpo will pair-up with Bam Adebayo at @MiamiHEAT, creating what could possibly be one of the most prolific duos in NBA! 🔥🤩

Adebayo in the regular season of 2025-26:
73 GP
20.1 PPG
10.0 RPG
3.2 APG

Giannis in the regular season of 2024-25:
67 GP
30.4 PPG
11.9 RPG
6.5 APG

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30-PTS BARRIER BROKEN! 🔥

Olivia Miles is the first @WNBA player in history to collect 275+ PTS and 75+ AST in just 15 games.

She and @paigebueckers1 are now the only players who have scored 30+ PTS on 80% FG in their respective rookie seasons.

Miles is also the first @minnesotalynx rookie to score 30+ PTS in a game since 2010.

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Miami's Magician, Lionel Messi, kicks off his FIFA World Cup campaign with a hattrick! 🔥

Not only is this Messi's first World Cup hattrick, but it also makes him the oldest player (38) to get one at the World Cup.

This record was previously held by his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored three when he was 33-years-old.

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OG Anunoby is the ONLY player to be a part of two teams in two separate seasons that went on to win the NBA Championship without losing a single on-road game in the Finals.

In 2019, with the @Raptors, Anunoby did not feature in the playoffs due to an emergency appendectomy, but was part of the roster and became the first British player to win the NBA title after the Raptors won all three of their road games against the @warriors and eventually won the series 4-2.

In 2026, Anunoby not only featured in the playoffs but was a strong contender for the Finals MVP. The @nyknicks wrapped up the series 4-1 and all three of their road games, including the series decider, ended with victory on their side.

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Victor Wembanyama missed USA National Anthem in the Last 2 Games - Spurs HC Reveals Truth

https://t.co/wn5VUizkPg

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OG Anunoby has been UNSTOPPABLE through the first FOUR games of the NBA Finals.

FMVP Loading 🟧🟧🟧⬜️

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If your name is Spurs, you will bottle!

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@ESPNInsights IFYKYK

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@TotalFootball If it's not easy then why did this problem not surface before in any other host country?

We don't expect FIFA to dictate countries and tell them who to let in and who not to. The host country/countries should be finalised depending on the ease of obtaining a visa.